Diving in Granada - Top Scuba Dive Centers in the Costa Tropical, Courses and Services

Scuba diving offers an immersive experience beyond snorkeling, granting you the opportunity to marvel at marine life in a manner that few have witnessed.


Many of the beaches along the Costa Tropical are designated as National Marine Reserve, safeguarding some of the Mediterranean Sea's most pristine Posidonia Oceanica meadows.

Here you can find the Cerro Gordo cliffs, a protected area of about 12 square kilometers of coastline with numerous caves and underwater grottoes.


There are several companies that offer diving courses and other services in Granada Costa Tropical. Additionally, there are other companies providing professional diving courses, such as Pro Buceo.

Types of Courses

There is a great variety of diving courses on the Costa Tropical. Here, we list the most popular ones, explaining the difference between them so you can choose the most suitable option for you.

1. Baptism

If you want to find out if you like diving and experience the sensation of breathing underwater, this is the right option for you.

We strongly recommend that you start with a baptism before spending a lot of money on a course.

Each student is under the supervision of a qualified instructor, who will hold your tank and control the air consumption.

Baptism is not a course and does not certify you as a diver.

2. Scuba Diving Course

This is an introductory course that certifies you as a diver. It allows you to dive up to 12 meters in depth anywhere in the world, but you can not dive alone.

You must be accompanied by a PADI instructor.

Includes: a student's kit, theoretical and practical classes in confined and open water settings, diving equipment and insurance.

3. Open Water Diving Course

It is also a basic course that enables you to dive to a depth of 12-30 meters.

Unlike the Scuba Diver course, with this qualification you can dive anywhere in the world without an instructor.

Includes: theoretical and practical classes in confined and open water settings, diving equipment and insurance.

Course Content: Units

In the theoetical clasess trainees are explained a bit of physics so they can understand how the water affects us, how the equipment works, how we should move, etc ...

The practical lessons are divided into two units: confined water and open water diving.

During the confined water diving lessons, you will be expected to carry out some exercises in order to learn how to control the equipment so you can feel comfortable underwater.

This unit (confined water diving) does not necessarily have to take place in a pool. It can also take place in the sea, mantaining the same conditions of depth, visibility and water tranquility as in a swimming pool.

Diving Centres in Granada Costa Tropical

Here, you can compare prices and servicies provided by companies in the Costa Tropical of Granada:


Important things to take into account: you should pay attention not only to prices, but also to the quality of the course, total number of dives, diving spots, the number of theoretical and practical lessons, the duration of the course, etc.



Usually the best diving spots are in the Cerro Gordo Natural Area, Punta de la Mona and La Herradura Bay, where you can find the most impressive seabed.

To choose the most suitable course, ask these questions:

- Groups can be very big. It is advisable to find out how many people will be in your group. The smaller the group, the better.

- Duration of the course, number of hours and days, number of dives and duration of each dive.

- If the courses take place in a pool or open water, find out how many hours in the pool and how many in open water.

Scuba Diver Course

Open Water Course

1. Diving Centre - Buceo Natura

Buceo Natura is located 50 meters away from the sea, and it's the closest diving Centre to the natural area of Cerro Gordo in La Herradura.

They provide a professional and friendly service. Their diving instructors are very patient. When you send an email asking for information, they reply promptly offering detailed explanations. There are new courses every week.

Course Duration and Schedule

Diving courses are usually intensive, with morning and afternoon classes. If this schedule does not suit you, they can be flexible and adapt to your needs.

The Scuba Diver (SD) course takes 2 days.

The Open Water Diver course (OWD) takes a minimum of 3 days, but it is recommended to do it in 4 days.

Number of hours

OWD course consists of 5 units. You can study on line from home (with manual + DVD or digital version "Touch"), or in the classroom. Approx. duration: 10 hours.

SD course: same material as for the OWD course, but you only have to complete the first 3 units.

You can study on line (with manual + DVD or digital version "Touch"), or in the classroom. Approx. duration: 6 hours.

The theory can be studied on line from home, it is not necessary to do it at the centre. The Instructor will review important concepts with learners and answer all their questions.

The theoretical exam has to be taken at the centre. Approximate duration: 2-3 hours.

Number of dives

1 immersion in confined water (pool or beach), it can be done in a single session of approx. 2 hours.

4 dives in open water, from a boat. Usually, 2 dives in the morning (at 10:00 and 12:00) on two consecutive days.

Each dive lasts between 30 and 50 minutes.

Size of the group

There is no a minimum number of people for the course. They could do a course for one person only. Maximum number: 4 students per instructor. If there are more people, there will be two instructors.

Contact information

Address: Paseo Andrés Segovia 67, La Herradura, Granada. Telephone: 958 827 419. Email: buceo@buceonatura.com.

2. Diving Centre - Marina Diving

This is a PADI 5 star IDC Centre, where they train divers and instructors at the highest level.

The centre has a heated swimming pool, a boat for 12 divers, a transfer vehicle, a technical service, a dive shop, accommodation management, etc.

Marina Diving Centre is located at the main entrance of La Herradura, on one side of the promenade.

Course Duration and Schedule

The Scuba Diver course lasts 1 or 2 days, depending on whether you do both morning and afternoon sessions, or just morning/afternoon sessions. They can adapt to your needs.

The Open Water Diver course lasts between 2 - 4 days, depending on whether you do both morning and afternoon sessions, or just morning/afternoon sessions, if this suits you better.

The theoretical part can be done online from home. You will be supported by your assigned instructor.

The number of hours: 4 hours in the mornings or 4 hours in the afternoon. Intensive course: 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the afternoon.

Number of Dives and Units

- The Scuba Diver course consists of 3 swimming pool units (heated pool) and 2 dives (up to 12 meters depth) in the sea.

The Open Water Diver course consists of 5 swimming pool units (in a heated pool) and 4 dives in the sea (two dives up to 12 meters depth, and two dives up to 18 meters depth).

Each dive lasts 40-45 minutes, depending on the air consumption. There is a maximum of 4 people per group.

Booking is required. Advance course reservation payment: 100 euros.

Participants are required to carry out a medical check-up to certify they are fit for diving.

It can be carried out by a doctor in the centre (it costs 30 euros) or you can bring it when you start the course.

Contact information

Address: Avda. Prieto Moreno Urb. Bahia Jardín, 4. Telephone: 958 640 856 / 663 387 778. Email: info@buceomarina.com.

Open Water Diving Center

Located in the center of La Herradura, it has a classroom for 15 students for theoretical classes. They have three boats and embark from the beach.

Diving Baptism

The diving baptism lasts about three hours in total from the moment you arrive at the center. First, there is a short talk about the equipment, how we are going to breathe, how we move, and how water affects us.

The group then gets equipped and goes into the water, accompanied by an instructor. The instructor-to-student ratio will be 1:1 for greater security and relaxation.

Underwater, the duration is 30 or 35 minutes (it will always depend on each person's breathing and air consumption).

Once out of the water, you return to the center, have a hot shower, and enjoy a soft drink while discussing how everything went.

The price includes all the equipment necessary for diving and specific insurance for this activity.

Open Water Diver Course

The Open Water course consists of five theory topics, and the practical part (water part) is divided into two: confined waters and open waters.

After 4 open water dives in which students achieve a little more depth, until reaching 18 meters (which is the limit of this degree), they put into practice what they previously learned.

As a general rule, they combine the theory part with the practice part to make it more enjoyable and to better assimilate the concepts.

The time of the dives depends on each person and their breathing.

The Open Water Diver course is carried out in 3 or 4 full days. It takes place in the mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Groups are maximum of 6 people.

Contact Information

Address: Paseo Andrés Segovia, s/n, La Herradura, Granada. Telephone: 644 444 314, 958 640 092. Email: info@openwater.es.

3. Diving Centre - La Herradura Diving

This is the only diving centre which is located in Marina del Este, where they have two boats.

They have another centre in La Herradura with a themed pool.

One of the interesting things that is different from what other companies do is that they departure directly from the port, instead of departing from the beach.

Prices seem cheap, but you have to ask if they include one immersion or two, and compare it with other companies.

Contact information

Address: Marina del Este Marina s/n, La Herradura, Granada. Telephone: 958 827 083. Email: info@buceolaherradura.com

5. Diving Centre - Aqualia

All departures are made by boat with certified divers from a diving centre. Classes are given in small groups of 4 people. All classes take place in the morning, but the centre can arrange for you to do it at another time.

The Open Water course includes 4 immersions, and the Scuba Diver course 2 dives in open water.

Both courses include several confined water dives.

The dives usually last from 30 to 40 minutes and there are no more than four people per instructor.

Contact information

Address: C/ Gonzalo Barbero 1, La Herradura, Granada. Telephone: 628 903 777.

For detailed information about all courses, please call these companies or visit their Web pages.

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